After years of success promoting the blockchain space through our
current app, we recognized the additional capabilities that our platform
possessed to help the 4.68 billion eligible workers in the world (and
not just the 3.4 billion people that can afford to work within today’s
systems). By creating a secured, decentralized, micro-task marketplace,
we can disrupt the current environment by empowering the users. The
problem with today’s centralized systems (e.g. Fiverr, Upwork, and
Mechanical Turk) is not only the nonsensical high fees (as high as
10-40% of the transaction), but also the lack of freelancer (seller)
protections in their platform. It is time to evolve now.

Our vision is to use the power of blockchain to expand our
platform to create StorMarket, the first decentralized micro-task
marketplace economy. StorMarket will be a place where people can go to
utilize their skills and talents to complete various tasks. In addition,
automation via blockchain technology will allow for all of the project
management and marketing aspect of a micro-task to be integrated into
the platform. Blockchain will enable us to be the bridge to a new
digital world economy.

By utilizing the power of blockchain, we
are expanding our platform to create StorMarket, the first decentralized
micro-task marketplace economy.

Links:

White Paper:

Coming Soon!

Stay tuned For more Information

Storm Why StorMarket?

After six months of hiding in a cave, CakeCodes, Inc. is proud to officially announce our latest project StorMarket. Our Token Generation Event, which will begin on August 15th,
will enable users to become part of a solution to a global problem; the
freelance marketplace. We are excited to build upon our successes after
creating a solid foundation with our application, BitMaker, by
expanding into the blockchain space.

BitMaker
has achieved global success as millions of users have earned
cryptocurrency (Bitcoin and Ether) for actively engaging with companies
like Hulu and Game of War in their free time. As we continued to build
out our platform and improve our application, we recognized that there
was a much bigger opportunity that could help our users earn even more
cryptocurrency. BitMaker provided us with the opportunity to get an
in-depth understanding of both the micro-task marketplace and the
cryptocurrency industry.

Over
the past five years, there has been a major shift in the freelance
marketplace. Employers have begun to place a much higher emphasis on
technology and automation, rendering the traditional “9–5” obsolete. By
utilizing blockchain technology, StorMarket can remove the
inefficiencies that currently flood this $2 trillion industry and
restore power to the users.

The freelance marketplace, there are benefits to both the task performer and task poster:

Companies
are now able to hire people from all over the world while maintaining
operational efficiencies and reducing costs. The digital world allows
for a company to hire a software developer from Brazil, a UX designer
from England, and community manager from China. This is a major
advantage to both parties: task performers are no longer bound by
geographical location and task posters are able to hire from the global
talent pool.

The freelance marketplace is HUGE and there are continuing signs of growth. In the United States alone, 34% of the workforce consists of freelancers and that number is expected to rise to 50% by the year 2020. In
India, over 135 million people rely on freelancing as a primary reward
for their time. The market potential does not stop there. There are
currently 4.68 billion eligible workers worldwide, yet only 3.4 billion
are currently working. That results in untapped potential of nearly 1.3
billion people. As freelancing become more prevalent in the global
economy, the opportunity exists for StorMarket to unify the global
workforce by creating a secured, decentralized micro-task platform.

Centralized
platforms have established this as a strong market. Companies like
Fiverr, Taskrabbit, Upwork, and Mechanical Turk have billions of dollars
circulating their platform but the existing inefficiencies are hurting
the users.

Users
are paying nonsensical fees, up to 40%, and not receiving the
corresponding value in return. Under the centralized system, the
freelancers are not given the protections that they deserve and it
creates a toxic relationship between the task poster and task performer.
Blockchain can change this.

StorMarket
will use “Smart Tasks” which will be templates for agreements made
between task posters and task performers. The Smart Tasks will lay out
timelines, milestone markers, and payment terms. The implementation of
StorMarket Smart Tasks will provide protections for both parties
decreasing the likelihood of foul play. Another unique feature that will
help automate processes is that task posters will be able to list
requirements that are expected for a specific tasks and only users who
are qualified will be able to carry out the task. This ensures high
quality performance which increases the overall trust in the platform.
Automation via the blockchain allows us to reduce friction and carry out
all contracts seamlessly.

In
addition, blockchain allows us to significantly reduce the fees
associated with posting and performing a micro-task and return the cost
savings back to the people. Compared to the traditional companies,
StorMarket will only have a 1% fee, which will be split amongst both
parties. A lower fee encourages more activity on StorMarket, creating
more cryptocurrency rewards for all.

Storm - Meet the StormX Team, Democratizing the Micro-Task Market

Storm
Market is driven by the clear purpose of democratizing and
decentralizing the micro-task market. In so doing, Storm Market is
creating opportunities for all who desire — irrespective of geographic
or socio-economic circumstances — to gain the experience, expertise and
skills, to empower them to attain better jobs, income, and access.

Video Transcript

We
live in a digital world. And in this digital world, we’re no longer
limited by geographical boundaries. Companies are able to hire a UX
designer from China, a developer from Brazil, and a sales person from
Europe. With Storm, our mission is simple. We want to create a token
that allows users to learn, from anywhere, at any time, from any device.

We
are helping users monetize their time and skill by performing
micro-tasks in bite sized time slots. Whether you are waiting in line
for coffee or riding the train home, we make it possible for you to
earn. As the world moves into lightning speed, we at StormX want to help
everyone around the globe capitalize on the opportunity to become
freelancers.

In
today’s freelancer market, industry leaders like fiverr, Upwork, and
Amazon’s Mechanical Turk charge really high transaction fees; as high as
20–40%. Blockchain really allows us to significantly reduce these fees
while increasing the services provided to people.

Our
Storm Market is a marketplace for users to search and sign up for
micro-tasks that they can perform right from their mobile devices. The
user experience is engaging, making it more fun and rewarding.

We’ve
been in the business of helping users earn micro-payments since 2014
with our app Storm Play, formerly known as BitMaker. Our game has
awarded cryptocurrencies to over half a millions users in 187 countries.

The
use of Ethereum’s blockchain allows us to deliver faster transactions
at lower costs than our competitors. The users are paid almost
immediately.

Our
team is very excited about Storm. With the revolutionary technology
behind it, it will have an enormous impact on the global job
marketplace.

StormX Adds Two Technology Titans to Board of Advisors

Former Pitney Bowes CEO and Former AOL President join all-star team

StormX,
the blockchain-powered adtech and gamified micro-task innovators, today
announced that Michael J. Critelli, CEO and President of Dossia Service
Corporation and former CEO of Pitney Bowes, and Amit Shafrir, former
President of AOL Premium Services and former Executive President of
Badoo, have been added to its Board of Advisors. Critelli and Shafrir
bring decades of technology experience and unparalleled industry
knowledge to the StormX Board.

StormX
CEO Simon Yu said, “We are very proud to announce that Michael J.
Critelli and Amit Shafrir have joined the StormX team. Both have
solidified themselves as technology industry titans, having developed
and grown some of the most well-known and transformative companies in
the space, like AOL, Netscape, Pitney Bowes, and ICQ. We are confident
that Michael and Amit will offer invaluable insights on creating an
industry-leading technology platform focused on user-experience, while
also helping us shape our unique StormX brand.”

Michael
J. Critelli is the current President and CEO of Dossia Service
Corporation, a health analytics platform provider that supports
technology-driven population health management. Prior to his tenure at
Dossia, Critelli was the CEO of Pitney Bowes, a global technology
company best known for its postage meters and other mailing equipment
and services. Under Critelli, the company transitioned its entire
installed equipment base to digital, networked systems and was ranked as
one of America’s most innovative companies.

“StormX
is a company with a vision and mission to reconfigure the way work is
designed and delivered, and to expand work opportunities and workforce
skill development, and economic empowerment all over the world. I am
excited to offer my counsel alongside its established team of
multi-disciplinary experts,” said Michael J. Critelli.

Amit
Shafrir has vast expertise in both consumer Internet and enterprise
software. He has spent more than two decades managing some of the
Internet’s most powerful and recognizable brands, including online
service providers AOL and Netscape, and Badoo, the world’s largest
social network for mobile and online dating. Currently, Shafrir is the
CEO and Co-Founder of Quiv, a platform that connects users with experts,
enabling them to ask questions in return for a charitable donation to
the expert’s cause.

Amit
Shafrir said, “I’ve spent my career looking for the next exciting
technological innovation, and StormX fits the profile of a
rapidly-growing, industry-defining business that will have a very large
social impact. I feel that StormX has the potential to reshape the way
the freelance industry operates and establish itself as a leading
blockchain innovator.”

Registration is now open for the STORM token crowdsale which starts Tuesday, November 7th via the official STORM website at stormtoken.com/tokensale.

About StormX, Inc.:
StormX,
Inc. is the creator of Storm Play (formerly known as BitMaker), and
Storm Market, with gamified micro-tasks, where people can earn STORM
tokens anywhere, at anytime, from any device. With over 1.2 million
downloads, over 270k monthly active users across 187 countries, StormX
is expanding based on the demand. Current gamified micro-tasks include
trying out different products and services, like from Hulu, Dollar Shave
Club and Final Fantasy. As Storm Market expands, the focus is adding
new category of gamified micro-tasks (Storm Gigs) in Machine Learning
and QA Testing. The vision is not only about enabling more micro-earning
opportunities, but also creating a gamified path for people globally to
advance in life with a whole new way of job advancement.

STORM Token Crowdsale Update

What
a week it was! It feels like a whirlwind of progress has been made,
especially with the STORM Token Crowdsale well underway.

Within
just 24 hours of the public crowdsale starting, over $21.5 million in
total ETH participation was made in STORM Token sales!

We’re
extremely grateful to all of our supporters, especially those who
joined the early access Community Appreciation Period. With your
support, we are well on the way to reaching our Crowdsale goal. We are
delighted with our progress and can’t wait to get started on upgrading
our Storm Market platform to offer new opportunities to our community.

To recap the huge week we had last week:

1. Y&R selected us to join their prestigious SparkPlug Program

THIS IS HUGE. To share some insights on why this is an incredible opportunity to receive this exclusive invitation from Y&R,
is all about the commercial benefits for StormX. It comes down to the
opportunities in access to a greater pool of strategic resources and
prospective customers, and especially the opportunity to learn from the
highest-grade experts in the advertising industry. We are honored to
have been selected and can’t wait to leverage Y&R’s insights to
improve our value offering for the community, and execute on our
roadmap.

2. Waves were made with the recent cancellation of Segwit2x

When news broke that Segwit2x had been cancelled,
we saw an immediate spike in funds flooding into the STORM Token
Crowdsale. This gave us a great boost starting off which we hope we can
leverage to continue our success. The news is wind in our sales and a
positive step forward for the cryptocurrency space overall.

3. Two incredible advisors David Drake and Charlie Shrem joined our Board of Advisors

The
STORM Token Crowdsale will come to an end in less than a week. The
success and mass adoption of the Storm Market depends on the wide
distribution of STORM Tokens, so we are announcing Storm Drop, an
airdrop for unsold tokens (if any remain after the STORM Token Crowdsale
ends), that will reward both our earliest and most active supporters.

We are announcing Storm Drop, an airdrop for unsold tokens, that will reward both our earliest and most active supporters.

Storm Drop Eligibility Requirements:

All Storm Players who have signed up with a STORM Wallet Address by December 7th, 2017. DOWNLOAD STORM PLAY
and set up a STORM wallet address in the app to be eligible. Complete
the micro-tasks in Storm Play to collect free STORM Tokens.

All
STORM Token Crowdsale participants that continue to store STORM Tokens
in the same original wallet address where you received the STORM Tokens.

STORM
Tokens must stay in their virgin STORM Token wallet address — the same
wallet address that was used to collect the STORM Tokens either from
Storm Play or from the STORM Token Crowdsale. Once the STORM Tokens have
been transferred out of the original virgin registered wallet address,
you will no longer be eligible for Storm Drop.

How to Get the Most Out of a Storm Drop:

It’s
very simple. The longer the duration of the holding period, the more
STORM Tokens you will receive in the upcoming Storm Drops. By holding
STORM Tokens longer than other eligible participants, you increase the
amount of tokens you receive in a Storm Drop. StormX is committed to
distributing unsold tokens to our Storm Players and STORM Token
Crowdsale participants as a way of increasing access to the utility of
STORM Tokens.

Dates of Upcoming Storm Drops:

June 7th, 2018

December 7th, 2018

June 7th, 2019

December 7th, 2019

Here’s an Example:

For example: IF there are 1 billion unsold STORM tokens becomes four upcoming Storm Drops of 250,000,000 STORM Tokens each:

In
the above example, if we assume that on December 7th, there are a total
of 10,000 eligible recipients (STORM Token Crowdsale participants +
Storm Players) for the Storm Drop:

We will be introducing a “Storm Drop Ranking System”
that evaluates your Storm Drop Rank and potential Storm Drop Bonus. All
eligible participants of the Storm Drop will be able to check their
score and statistics via the official STORM Token Telegram channel.

Be
on the lookout for more announcements when the Storm Drop and the Storm
Drop Ranking System officially launch. For further questions regarding
the Storm Drop, please feel free to reach out to us in the official STORM Token Telegram channel. I hope you are as excited as we at StormX are about this even bigger opportunity to get even more mass adoption of the STORM.

STORM Token Crowdsale Status 12.9

Daily report: what’s going on with the STORM Token Crowdsale close out.

Dear STORM community:

This
is a long message to everyone to let you know that we’ll be doing daily
reports to let you know what is going on now that the Crowdsale is
closed. It’s not over, until it’s over. Simon will be in Korea for a
couple days now to make an announcement with a new partner. The
exhausted team is still going strong, and we get to sleep a few more
hours a day now. :)

Couple things to remember:
1) we will be working on Crowdsale close out activities until December
15, 2017 as quickly as we can, and 2) don’t forget about the Storm Drop,
the airdrop for unsold tokens (Storm Drop Eligibility requirements here).

STORM Token Distribution Status:

ETH Participants:
your tokens were minted immediately, so you should have STORM Tokens.
STORM is a 5 letter “ticker”. Only in Jaxx.io, will STORM show up as 3
letters, STO. Tokens were transferrable as of 6pm PST, December 7th. [but remember, any transfers OUT of your registered ETH wallet will disqualify you for the Storm Drop. Storm Drop Eligibility requirements here.]

QTUM Participants:
You don’t have tokens yet. We will send you tokens before December 15,
2017. Because the QTUM wallet is on a different blockchain than
Ethereum, our team has spent most of this week working on confirming and
testing, before we officially start sending.

Private Presale Participants: Thank you for your patience. We’ve reached out to you to confirm wallet addresses
as a lot of time has passed since you participated to confirm, before
sending out STORM Tokens. If you received an email from Arry, please
make sure you respond to me as soon as possible so that we can process
these very soon.

Bounty Participants:
You also don’t have tokens yet. Because your reward is based on stakes
of total STORM Tokens sold, we have to wait to get that final number.
See above for the status on QTUM and Presales. We ask all bounty
participants to please DOUBLECHECK your information in the bounty spreadsheet. That will help us, help you.

Storm Play-ers:
Your STORM tokens are coming! Make sure your wallet addresses are
accurate. Keep completing those micro-tasks in Storm Play. Remember,
we’re giving you an additional 25% bonus on the STORM Tokens because
you’ve been so patiently waiting for the STORM Crowdsale to complete.
You can withdraw your Bolts at anytime. Up until December 12th, you are
eligible for a 25% bonus on all STORM Tokens withdrawals!

Founders/Employees/Advisors/Consultants:
Once all other groups have been taken care of, we will take care of
you. Founders and employees have a 1 year blackout period. Advisors have
a 90 day blackout period. Consultants will generally need to make sure
contracts are up to date, work has been completed thoroughly, and
approvals have been received to receive STORM Tokens.

Find us in the official STORM Token TELEGRAM (FYI:
this will likely become our one and only channel soon), to ask
questions, have conversations, or give feedback. We’re here to help.

STORM Token & Company Status 12.27

A quick update on what’s been going on with the StormX team and the tokens.

Dear STORM community:

Hope
everyone has been having a good holiday season — with hugs from and for
loved ones and you are in good health. For our Company, taking a time
out for the past few days was really important to us and our loved ones
that have been supporting us over the past 8 months on this amazing
journey with you.

Today is Wednesday, 9:00AM.
We’re focused on putting the finishing touches to the 2017 calendar
year and the plans for the 2018 calendar year. The team is really
excited with the grand opportunity ahead of us.

STORM Token Resources to Date (More coming soon…):

Bancor: If you go toapp.bancor.network, choose the STORM community and you will see buy/sell on the top right.

LAST = Founders/Employees/Advisors/Consultants: Working
on manually one by one. Some Advisors also have a 90 day blackout
period, so will not receive them for awhile. We’re also still waiting to
confirm some wallet addresses for some consultants/vendors.
Founders/Employees all have a 1 year blackout period.

Find us in the official STORM Token TELEGRAM(FYI:
this will likely become our one and only channel soon), to ask
questions, have conversations, or give feedback. We’re here to help.